United States Ninth Circuit

In an appeal arising from the arbitration of a contract dispute between a film production company and a film distribution company, a decision vacating an arbitration award is affirmed where vacatur by the district court for evident partiality" of the arbitrator was proper under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2007
• Decided 09/04/2007
• Published 09/04/2007

Judges

• WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HARRY PREGERSON, W. FLETCHER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard L. Horwitz, Eric G. Stockel, Kibre & Horwitz, Beverly Hills, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles N. Shephard, Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.